Final round results:
| Vitiugov, Nikita | – Khismatullin, Denis | 1-0 | |||
| Alekseev, Evgeny | – Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | |||
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | – Sjugirov, Sanan | 1-0 | |||
| Tomashevsky, Evgeny | – Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | |||
| Timofeev, Artyom | – Riazantsev, Alexander | 0-1 |
Women’s results:
| Gunina, Valentina | – Galliamova, Alisa | ½-½ | |||
| Kosintseva, Tatiana | – Kosintseva, Nadezhda | ½-½ | |||
| Zaiatz, Elena | – Pogonina, Natalija | 1-0 (F) | |||
| Bodnaruk, Anastasia | – Romanko, Marina | 1-0 | |||
| Stepovaia, Tatiana | – Manakova, Maria | 1-0 |
Final standings:
| 1. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2736 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2852 |
| 2. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2754 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2809 |
| 3. | Vitiugov, Nikita | g | RUS | 2694 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2733 |
| 4. | Alekseev, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2715 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2688 |
| 5. | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2736 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2686 |
| 6. | Khismatullin, Denis | g | RUS | 2643 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2653 |
| 7. | Riazantsev, Alexander | g | RUS | 2661 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2651 |
| 8. | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2708 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2646 |
| 9. | Timofeev, Artyom | g | RUS | 2651 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3½ | 2615 |
| 10. | Sjugirov, Sanan | g | RUS | 2612 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 3 | 2574 |
Women’s standings:
| 1. | Galliamova, Alisa | m | RUS | 2460 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2709 |
| 2. | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | m | RUS | 2518 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 2649 |
| 3. | Gunina, Valentina | wf | RUS | 2446 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2562 |
| 4. | Kosintseva, Tatiana | m | RUS | 2522 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2509 |
| 5. | Zaiatz, Elena | m | RUS | 2390 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4½ | 2444 |
| 6. | Bodnaruk, Anastasia | wg | RUS | 2372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2446 |
| 7. | Pogonina, Natalija | wg | RUS | 2501 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2351 |
| 8. | Stepovaia, Tatiana | wg | RUS | 2384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2319 |
| 9. | Manakova, Maria | wg | SRB | 2344 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2 | 2229 |
| 10. | Romanko, Marina | m | RUS | 2449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1½ | 2164 |
Official website: http://tal.russiachess.org
Final crosstable courtesy of TWIC
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
At least Svidler played for it, which can’t be said for the women on final day.
I don’t understand Nadezhda Kosintseva at least trying for a win, if she wins with a draw for Galliamova then we have a tie but going for a draw after 13 moves is just not acceptable, I enjoy watching both of the Kosintseva sisters play, because I think they are both terrific players, but refusing to play a game needs to be somehow taken out of the tourneys.
Hey, Joel Benjamin could have been US Champion in ’03 but he will never play a real game against John Fedorowicz even with high stakes. The Williams’ sisters would draw if they could, but they can’t.
Thats why women will never make it in things like chess. Where is the healthy rivalry between the siblings? If two brothers play they usually want to beat each other more than anyone else, but when two sisters play they are all hugs and kisses, and when one of them wins (like in tennis between Williams sisters) she can’t even enjoy the win!
Bloody hell it’s a game – if one sibling defeats the other and then enjoys the win it doesn’t mean they don’t love their brother/sister. Actually it pushes the two (at least when two brothers are concearned) to the new levels, because next time the other one wants to win badly. And so it goes – they become stronger and it a healthy rivalry brings two brothers closer.
But women somehow don’t feel the same. I don’t know, maybe if one of them would win and then openly enjoyed that would ruin their relationship. But that is just stupid.
P.S.: Kosintseva sisters ALWAYS play in same events, but if they meet they have NEVER played a game. EVER.
I think they made the right decision. If Nadezhda won that game, how many people today would have thought: “Hey Tatiana let her sister win to catch the title”?
They could have been accused of cheating even if Nadya would have won in fair fight.
What does the picture show?
To draw without a fight could under circumstances also be unsporting, so they should have played for it. It’s so extremely uninteresting this draw without a fight, and so disinterested towards audience and sponsors!
What if the family members become more than 2? I’m sure nobody would be interested in tournaments when the Polgar sisters wouldn’t play each other (which of course never occurred).
In my opinion I don’t think sisters and brothers differ much in rivalry, but sisters can’t handle the pressure and confrontation. You can see proof of it in events where draws are impossible.